JS Online · Oct 15, 2015
UW not rushing to abandon sputtering running game
Running back Dare Ogunbowale rushed 12 times for 83 yards in the fourth quarter vs. Nebraska.Badgers linebacker Alec Ingold scores a touchdown on a 1-yard run against Nebraska.Madison— The dilemma isn't easily solved for football coaches who believe in the importance of a productive running game.
If your team's running game sputters early, how long do you stick with it before letting the offense take flight?
"I think you try to make the best assessment you can, what is causing it," Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst said this week as UW prepared to host Purdue on Saturday. "I think there are times before when I've gotten away from a play — run or pass — because it doesn't go well.